Master Jinguang, the abbot, looked down from a high place in the Jokhang Temple and was a little confused.
"What's going on? Such a huge battle was created in just one Dharma conference? What did Kong Fang do? Did he offend all the powerful people in Pucheng?"
Teramasa Huiming sighed, "I have just sent people to inquire. This time, donations from believers for the spring Dharma gathering will be made in kind. Seeds of equal value will be purchased and given to the people who come to participate.
Also, look at the banner below. It is a banner that expresses gratitude to the Jokhang Temple for its compassion. This is not only a donation from the dignitaries of Pucheng, but also an equal pledge from us at the Jokhang Temple!"
Master Jinguang is a man who studies Buddhist scriptures diligently and ignores worldly affairs. He is still a little unable to turn around all this.
"Isn't this forced payment of donations? Doesn't the government care about this?"
Huiming smiled bitterly, "The government? They are afraid that they are the ones standing behind it! Without their nodding and acquiescence, how could these tens of thousands of people stand here in an orderly manner?
Senior brother, I see today's situation, I'm afraid it won't work if you don't put some money into your family. Otherwise, if the reputation is bad, the Jokhang Temple will never have a future!
It's better to send someone to discuss with them and see how we can reduce the cost..."
Master Jinguang finally reacted. He is the head of a temple. Although he usually does not do chores in the temple, he is wise and innate.
"Slow down! If you want word of mouth, there's not much difference between putting out more or less, so why bother wasting words? Since you're going to bleed, why not do it more happily and grandly?
This is not the point. With these tens of thousands of people standing here under the instigation of the government, it is destined that the Jokhang Temple will not be able to escape this disaster!
What I want to know now is why an ordinary Dharma gathering to offer sesame oil has developed to this point? Has the Jokhang Temple become the target of public criticism? A situation where everyone is calling for beatings?
Wealth can still be accumulated if it’s gone! But where can we find our reputation if it’s gone?
Call Kong Fang over here, today's difficulties are indispensable without his messing around!"
Kong Fang was quickly called in front of the middle and high-level officials of the temple, and everything about going to Pucheng was explained in detail. He was also very aggrieved.
"...That's it, nothing else! This is not the first time that the young monk has visited the city. He has done this every year. After more than ten years of experience, even if he accidentally offends a family, it is impossible to offend everyone. You are a powerful person in the city, right? No matter how confused the young monk is, he is not so stupid as to cause such a big disaster for the temple for nothing!
Please, brothers and uncles, please take a closer look!"
When everyone saw him crying, it didn't seem like he was being hypocritical. Moreover, Kong Fang was able to reach the middle-level position of Zhike precisely because of his eloquence, well-rounded people, and broad connections. How could he make such a big mistake for no reason?
In the midst of his confusion, Chief Shang Shan suddenly asked:
"You said you gave gifts to all the good people, so let me ask you, where do the gifts come from?"
Kong Fang said confusedly: "It's just normal things. I took them from Senior Brother Kongbai in the temple treasury and explained their uses. They don't need to be expensive, and people from rich families may not be interested in them. So they are all Buddhist scriptures, rosary beads, and sachets." , the Buddhist amulets and other items are all the same as in previous years, just follow the rules and there is no overstep!"
Master Jinguang shouted: "Call Kong Bai!"
Several senior executives who knew the details turned pale, and vaguely guessed the reason, but they still had a trace of fantasy in their hearts.
Soon, Kong Bai was brought, and Master Jinguang said in a deep voice:
"The gift you handed over to Kong Fang half a month ago, from which treasury did you withdraw it? Who handled it?"
Kong Bai was also puzzled, how come after so many searches, he was found to be on a job that was not very profitable?
Therefore, neither humble nor arrogant, he said, "There are three temple treasury. The heaven treasury contains precious things and is taken by the young monk. The basement treasury contains ordinary Buddhist items and is managed by Master Yuanguang's nephew. The human treasury contains daily necessities and is taken care of by the newly arrived Aoki."
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On that day, Junior Brother Kongfang came to collect the Buddhist relics, which were to be taken out of the basement. However, Master Yuanguang's nephew was ill that day and was not on duty, so Qingmu took them on his behalf. After I checked and handed them over to Junior Brother Kongfang, there were
What’s the problem?”
Master Jinguang didn't say a word and looked at Huiming, the master of the temple. Huiming then looked at the Shangshan Hall. Several senior officials of Jokhang Temple understood that the initiator of this incident was Qingmu!
Aoki is a wandering monk who hangs out at the Jokhang Temple, which is very common in Buddhist circles; but what is unusual is that Aoki is a cultivator among monks and possesses miraculous abilities.
Cultivation is not a secret among monks, but the Jokhang Temple is not a temple for practice, it is an ordinary Buddhist temple, just a mess. However, it still welcomes capable monks like Aoki, and even arranges a leisurely job.
Division - in charge of the warehouse.
This Aoki was grateful for the friendship and expressed to them that he could make some Buddhist objects for them and give them to others, which would have wonderful uses!
The senior management of Jokhang Temple rejected these after carefully weighing them. After all, they have the roots of Buddhism and are well aware that issues like this about faith cannot be wasted. If such Buddhist relics are really given away, they may not attract wealth.
But disaster!
But I didn't expect that Aoki would be so bold and dare to make decisions without permission...
Although Pucheng is not a big city, there are not so many powerful practitioners, but there are occasionally a few. In this spring Dharma assembly incident, the nobles of Pucheng must have discovered something fishy, and they mobilized troops and people like this to teach the Jokhang Temple a lesson.
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Unfortunately, they still can’t explain it!
After a long time, Teramasa Huiming sighed, "Senior Brother, I'm going to prepare some belongings. Just take them as much as they say!"
Master Jin Guang shook his head and sighed, "I don't want to be a monk or a monk, I always want to have both sides, and the result is that I don't have a good balance between both ends!"
Huiming, when it comes to property, don’t worry about it, be tolerant, and don’t sacrifice the fundamentals for the sake of the inferior!
I'm going to find Qingmu right away. Our Jokhang Temple is too small to accommodate his true Buddha..."
All the senior officials of Dazhao remained silent. This kind of thing cannot be investigated in detail, especially for the practitioners among the monks. They would rather suffer a big loss themselves than dare to push the green wood out to top the cylinder. Who knows if the green wood is moved?
Will there be any black and white wood?
Now I am only losing money, but if I offend the practitioners, I may lose my life!
Therefore, we can only let him leave.
The Jokhang Temple is located on Luoxia Slope, a few miles east of Pucheng. There are few high mountains in the terrain around Pucheng. Luoxia Slope is considered a relatively high-lying place in the surrounding environment. In front of the temple are large terraces, which are suitable for
Crowds gathered; behind the temple were ravines and dense forests. Under the constraints of the government, no one was allowed to enter here for fear of danger. Of course, it is only for these three days. If you miss this time period, you are willing to come in and seek death.
, and no one will care about you.
The bustle is all in front of the temple. Tens of thousands of people gather together to receive spring seeds and property according to their household registration. It is a very complicated process. In fact, it is very unscientific to do such good deeds in one place at one time.
But since the power behind it has a different purpose, that's another matter.
There is a small corner door at the back of the temple, which is usually the path where young novices dump household garbage every day. A middle-aged monk walked out of it without looking back.
This was a disgraceful departure. For him, after leaving such a big trouble to the monastery that took him in, he was unwilling to leave just like that. However, the way practitioners think about problems is different from ordinary mortals.
Losing money is never a big deal for practitioners!
The big thing is the Taoist power behind the powerful people in Pucheng who are looking for trouble!
The struggle for orthodoxy is above all else! Even if they are actually casual cultivators, they are outsiders who are not in the mainstream, not registered, and just eat carrots without worrying.
This is a concept that they unknowingly formed during their practice, during their study of exercises, and through their accumulation of knowledge over time. It is a subtle influence in the process of Taoist practice.
Those things on the surface are insignificant. For practitioners, the collision between them is inevitable. From the moment Taoism mobilized secular power to deal with the Jokhang Temple, this was doomed.
